Most Monthly Precipitation in Santa Cruz History

This is a list of the largest monthly precipitation totals ever recorded in Santa Cruz, California history from 1893–2022.

What Was the Wettest Month in Santa Cruz History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Santa Cruz, California has ever received in a single month is 21.1 inches which occurred in December 1955.

Santa Cruz Most Rain in One Month

Rank	Precipitation	Month
1	21.1 inches	December 1955
2	19.9 inches	January 1909
3	19.8 inches	January 1940
4	18.6 inches	February 1998
5	17.6 inches	January 1995
6	16.0 inches	January 1911
7	15.8 inches	December 1951
8	15.7 inches	January 2017
9	15.6 inches	January 1998
10	15.5 inches	January 1916
11	15.2 inches	December 2002
12	15.2 inches	March 1983
13	14.9 inches	December 1941
14	14.8 inches	January 1969
15	14.7 inches	February 1902
16	14.4 inches	February 1941
17	14.1 inches	February 2000
18	13.9 inches	February 1958
19	13.9 inches	January 1993
20	13.7 inches	December 1996